[Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Mel
From: Jack To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:52 AM Subject: [Dxbase] Farewell Effective today, we have discontinued the sale of DXbase and we have taken steps to close Scientific Solutions, Inc. For many months, we have studied the prospects of

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
Hi Paul, Any interest in buying the assets? :-) I used DXbase at one time, but only the DOS version. It might have been my 2nd logging program, PAYL DXLog being the first. DXbase was cutting-edge at the time, but the one thing that annoyed me was having to constantly re-index to get updated

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Doug
Hi , Version 8, not clocked that but then Is there any chance that the system could be made to speak the frequency and the callsign? Thinking in terms of using redundant EchoLink / IRLP node time to announce pertinent DX? Maybe still got something set incorrectly but with VE7CC feeding

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Paul van der Eijk
I used to be a DXBase user many years ago. I recall having a lengthy phone conversation with Jack about features I would like to see in DXBase. I do not recall how that conversation ended, but I started my design for DX4WIN the next day. I wish Jack all the best, --Paul, KK4HD Jim Reisert AD1C

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Mel, VE2DCve...@rac.ca wrote: Maturity is no excuse to stop support. Unless you're Microsoft -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home:

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Garry Shapiro
or Hewlett Packard. They build printers that last 20 years--and support them for less than five. But they will happily keep selling you inkjet cartridges at absurd rates. Garry, NI6T Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Mel, VE2DCve...@rac.ca wrote: Maturity is no

Re: [Dx4win] Another log program bites the dust...

2009-08-02 Thread Doug
...yes but that is why printers are so cheap...useless without very expensive ink. Doug - GM7SVK - Original Message - From: Garry Shapiro ga...@ni6t.com To: Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu Cc: dx4WIN dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:00 PM